running straight at you. >> the camel was on the lam from the circus. and abc's john muller is here with the story. >> reporter: good morning, guys. roadways around los angeles are famous and infamous for a lot of reasons. yesterday, a new one for that list. a camel on the run. his name is abdullah. he's not a movie star. but he's a performer. and he turned plenty of heads. who knew camels were so fast? who knew you could find out right on this los angeles county street. that's abdullah, the camel. those are his handlers, sprinting to catch him, getting left in the dust. >> there was like ten people running after this camel. it was craziness on the streets. i heard kids yelling and screaming. >> reporter: ahmed ahmad had a sense of humor. but it wasn't so funny when the camel headed straight for traffic. >> workers were rushing after the camel. and one of the workers was trying to stop traffic. >> reporter: in the end, it wasn't speedy legs that corralled the camel it was a carrot that lured him in. abdullah headed to a gas station. camels can cross the